Ye Qiu Wants to Hold an Auction

"What work should I give this ageless kid?" Ye Qiu thought as he looked at Xiao Yicai, who was clearly over two hundred years old yet still had the handsome face of a thirty-year-old man.

"Marquis, this subordinate is willing to go to a city like Murong Fu and serve as its City Lord." While Ye Qiu was pondering, Xiao Yicai saw that he had not made up his mind and took the initiative to rise and speak.

"You want to go too? No, no. Green Mountain City is our main city. Zen Master Fa Hai is now focused on Buddhist affairs, and among everyone, you are the strongest. How can you leave Green Mountain? You will... I have it. Xiao Yicai, I appoint you as the Hall Guardian of the Spirit Gathering Tower, responsible for guarding it." Ye Qiu suddenly remembered the purpose of this return: setting up the Small Spirit Gathering Array.

"Yes, this subordinate accepts the order. But Marquis, what exactly is this Spirit Gathering Tower?" Xiao Yicai accepted Ye Qiu's order without hesitation, but he truly had no idea what the Spirit Gathering Tower was.

Ye Qiu introduced the Small Spirit Gathering Array to everyone, then said, "I plan to build a Spirit Gathering Tower near Green Mountain Academy and seal this Small Spirit Gathering Array inside. Academy disciples and soldiers with outstanding talent or contributions will be allowed to cultivate within it. Yicai, I'll leave this task to you and Wang Yi. Remember, the tower must be divided into sections. The closer an area is to the Spirit Gathering Array, the denser its spiritual energy should be. They cannot all be the same."

"Yes, this subordinate will certainly handle it properly. Please rest assured, Marquis." Carefully catching the Spirit Gathering Copper Plate Ye Qiu handed over, Xiao Yicai and Wang Yi promised.

"Mm." Seeing that everyone now had their own duties, Ye Qiu nodded in satisfaction.

"Yicai, stay behind. Before the Spirit Gathering Tower is completed, I have something else I'd like to trouble you with." After the banquet, everyone gradually withdrew, but Ye Qiu stopped Xiao Yicai.

Only Ye Qiu and Xiao Yicai remained in the inner hall. No one knew what they discussed. However, when Xiao Yicai left, he had an extra scroll and a Jade Bottle containing red liquid in his hands.

That night, Ye Qiu did not return to the villa to be with Qing Ye. Instead, he stayed alone at the embassy. In the embassy's sleeping hall, within a luxurious Side Room decorated in twentieth-century European style, Ye Qiu lay sprawled across a soft bed, unable to sleep for a long while as he considered how to use the Myriad Realms Shop system to bring himself the greatest possible profit.

Name: Ye Qiu

Age: 15

Talent: Six Stars

Cultivation: Seven Star Dou Shi

Devil Fruit Ability: Gravity Fruit

Bloodline Limit: Crystal Release

Magic: Little Light Magic Light Meiji Healing

Cultivation Art: Fire Dragon Art (Earth Rank Low Level)

Weapons: Aluminum Alloy Sword (B-Rank), Amethyst Whip (Unranked)

Items: Low Level Space Ring*2, Mid Level Space Ring*1

Skills: One Finger Yang Skill (Profound Rank Low Level), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Profound Rank Middle Level), Wind Release: Great Breakthrough (Profound Rank Middle Level), Shadow Clone Technique (Profound Rank High Level), Water Overflowing Mighty Dragon (Profound Rank High Level), Three Elements Barrier (Earth Rank Middle Level), Holy Spirit Sword Method (Earth Rank High Level)

Pills: Grade Two Returning Essence Pill*37

Myriad Realms Coins: 9358

To increase his Myriad Realms Coins, Ye Qiu had Wang Yi turn over every rare trinket in Green Mountain City's treasury that was of no practical use. Handing them to the system for recycling had earned him quite a sum. As expected of someone who had absorbed half the wealth of Five Cities.

"Come to think of it, that Devil Fruit given to the Gama Royal Family should have already drawn those people's attention, right? How about holding an auction, trading for some good things and earning the difference? Mm, that could work. We have a merchant caravan now anyway. I'll hold it once the merchant association is established." An idea suddenly came to Ye Qiu. Having decided on his plans for the coming period, drowsiness hit him. After yawning, the boy drifted off to sleep...

Early the next morning, Wang Yi arrived at Xiao Yicai's residence with the blueprints for the Spirit Gathering Tower, which he had specially commissioned someone to design. He wanted to discuss the tower's construction with him. After all, although Ye Qiu had appointed him to oversee Green Mountain City's internal affairs, Xiao Yicai was the Hall Guardian of the Spirit Gathering Tower. He had to discuss it with him.

He pressed the doorbell, but no one answered. He pressed it again, yet there was still no response. "Out already? Where would he go so early in the morning?" Standing outside Xiao Yicai's villa in full attire, Wang Yi spoke in confusion. "No choice. I'll have to report it to the Marquis." With a bitter smile, he thought that as the embassy's Deputy Ambassador, he had the greatest authority under Ye Qiu—and the most exhausting job as well. Sigh!

"Marquis, are you awake? This subordinate Wang Yi requests an audience." Knocking sounded outside Ye Qiu's sleeping hall. As the embassy's Deputy Ambassador, Wang Yi was naturally not stopped by the guards. He made his way through several turns toward Ye Qiu's residence.

"Mm? Wang Yi? Is something the matter? Come in." Ye Qiu walked to the door, opened it, and spoke to him. At that moment, Ye Qiu was brushing his teeth and washing his face. Just like on Earth, he was using toothpaste.

"Yes, regarding the construction of the Spirit Gathering Tower, this subordinate had people prepare a design. Here are the blueprints. Please inspect them, Marquis. This subordinate originally wanted to discuss it with Envoy Xiao, but he seemed not to be home, so I had no choice but to disturb you." Ye Qiu waved for him to sit down, but Wang Yi first bowed and reported the matter before slowly taking a seat.

"Pfft!" Spitting out the last mouthful of water, Ye Qiu wiped his mouth with a towel. "Ah, I sent Xiao Yicai to handle something else. You'll be responsible for constructing the Spirit Gathering Tower. Once it's completed, hand it over to him." Ye Qiu picked up a piece of bread and spoke while eating.

"Yes, this subordinate understands." Wang Yi nodded.

"As for the Spirit Gathering Tower's construction, there's no need to have anyone specially design it. What could people from the Gama Empire possibly come up with? Have it built according to this instead. Remember, the materials must be the best. Don't give me some shoddy, corner-cutting project." Ye Qiu handed him a scroll. It was the blueprint for a Spirit Gathering Tower from a magical world that he had purchased from the shop.

"Yes, this subordinate accepts the order." Wang Yi accepted the scroll with both hands, bitterly smiling inside. If you had blueprints, you should have given them to me yesterday! I gathered people in the middle of the night to design one for nothing.

"By the way, Wang Yi, have you already eaten the Sabertooth Tiger Fruit?" Ye Qiu asked. Wang Yi's strength was relatively weak among his subordinates, though he was still far stronger than Ye Qiu, a mere Dou Shi.

"Yes. Thank you for your favor, Marquis. This subordinate ate that Devil Fruit after returning last night. However, I have not yet had the chance to develop its abilities." Hearing Ye Qiu's question, Wang Yi answered gratefully.

Name: Wang Yi

Origin: Modern Strange City

Age: 27

Talent: Three Stars

Strength: Three Star Dou Spirit

Devil Fruit Ability: Ancient Zoan Sabertooth Tiger

Cultivation Art: Profound Heart Righteous Method (Profound Rank High Level)

Skills: Soul Binding Art (Profound Rank Middle Level), Palm Thunder (Profound Rank High Level), Talisman Drawing (C-Rank)

Personality: Pragmatic, dislikes shirking responsibility, skilled at management, CEO of a major urban corporation, possesses a strong sense of justice, hates those who bully the weak, but only acts when doing so will not implicate himself.

Relationship: Unwaveringly loyal

"Oh? This guy's strength had risen by one star, and he'd gotten a year older too!" Ye Qiu was slightly surprised when he saw Wang Yi's information. "Come to think of it, I'll be sixteen soon too, right? According to the customs of the Dou Qi Continent, sixteen means adulthood. I'll have to hold a Coming of Age Ceremony." He felt somewhat moved. He had already been in this unfamiliar world for nearly half a year.

"Don't keep thanking me. I know everything you've done for me. You have the most work out of everyone, and Green Mountain City is thriving now. You deserve the greatest credit as well. This is what you deserve." Ye Qiu smiled. Wang Yi had indeed helped him greatly. As a CEO from the twenty-first century, although he was at the bottom in terms of strength, he understood far better than the others how to run and manage a faction.

"Hehe." Hearing Ye Qiu praise him, Wang Yi rubbed the back of his head with a somewhat simple and honest expression, leaving Ye Qiu unsure which was the real him. The domineering CEO, or this fool?

"Alright. Put more effort into the merchant association and the Spirit Gathering Tower. Afterward, I may also want to hold an auction." After thinking it over, Ye Qiu decided to discuss it with Wang Yi.

"An auction?" Wang Yi was confused by Ye Qiu's words. Why did he suddenly want to auction things? They now controlled several cities—were they really that poor? Besides, if he wanted to auction things, why had he made Wang Yi turn over all those precious treasures that would not be useful for the time being?